Let's experience "Japanese traditional crafts" that has continued since the Edo period in downtown Tokyo ♬

In Tokyo, there are activities where you can easily experience and observe traditional Tokyo crafts such as Edo Kiriko and Edo wind chimes, where you can experience the craftsmanship and "chic" that have been passed down from the Edo period to the present.
Let's try ♬

Let's experience "Japanese traditional crafts" that has continued since the Edo period in downtown Tokyo ♬

In Tokyo, there are activities where you can easily experience and observe traditional Tokyo crafts such as Edo Kiriko and Edo wind chimes, where you can experience the craftsmanship and "chic" that have been passed down from the Edo period to the present.
Let's try ♬

Traditional craft Edo wind chime "Shinohara wind chime main office" @ Mizue, Edogawa-ku 
You can observe the Edo wind chime and experience making it.
https://www.edofurin.com/pages/3126798/page_201908131643



Traditional craft Edo Kiriko "Sumida Edo Kirikokan" @ Sumida Ward, Kinshicho
At "Sumida Edo Kirikokan", there is an experience workshop where you can shave a Kiriko pattern on your favorite glass. You can feel free to experience it from one person!
https://www.edokiriko.net/school/index.html



◎Traditional craft Edo Sarasa "Some no Sato Futabaen" @ Shinjuku-ku, Kamiochiai
At "Some no Sato Futabaen", you can experience the pattern dyeing of Edo chintz.
We also produce and sell Edo dyed kimonos and dyed accessories.
Even beginners can experience the dyeing culture at the attached workshop, from a safe dyeing experience to a full-scale dyeing class.
https://www.ochiai-san.com/

◎Traditional crafts Tokyo dyeing Komon "Tokyo dyeing story museum" @ Shinjuku-ku, Nishiwaseda
"Tokyo Dyeing Story Museum" where you can observe and experience the production of Tokyo Dyeing Komon. It is a long-established store that has been in business for over 140 years.
In the experience, you can dye 30 cm x 30 cm small cracks or fukusa.
https://www.adachi-hanga.com/



"Adachi Printing Research Institute" @ Shinjuku-ku, Shimoochiai is working on the reproduction of ukiyo-e
This is a tour only, but you can see about 1,200 ukiyo-e prints reprinted in the showroom.
It is the only publisher with craftsmen who have inherited the techniques of ukiyo-e production.
Based on Ukiyo-e from the Edo period, we will continue to pursue the possibilities of new woodblock prints with contemporary artists.
https://www.adachi-hanga.com/



Edo Karami
In the showroom of "Tokyo Matsuya", you can slowly see "Karakami" used for bran and tsuitate like a museum.
http://www.tokyomatsuya.co.jp/index.html

There are many other facilities in Tokyo where you can experience and tour traditional crafts.

◎Tortoiseshell Isogai Honke Isogai Bekko Specialty Store --70 years of Edo tortoiseshell work in Ryogoku, such as the topic of tortoiseshell earpicks
Founded 70 years ago, it is a genuine Isogai Tortoiseshell specialty store that has been handed down from the first Koshin and succeeded as the second generation. It is a tortoiseshell workshop that has been certified as an intangible cultural property in Sumida Ward in both Tokyo.
Here you can make accessories for Edo Tortoiseshell.
http://isogai-bekko.jp/library.html

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